Haines Junction to Tok, Alaska USA

We woke up again to a clear and beautiful day. The mountains outside our window were just as awesome as last night and it seemed to us like Alaska was just on the other side. As we set out of town we read a sign saying something to the effect that they were improving the road, and to expect construction. Well we didn't see all that much construction, but the road definitely needed improvement. It was full of bumps and humps and dips and pot holes. Luckily there would be stretches of newer pavement which allowed us to admire the scenery around us for a while before we had to go back to focusing on the every changing road conditions. Somewhere between Haines Junction and the Alaskan border is a small town named Burwash Landing. This town would have held no significance to us(especially because everything was closed) if not for one key feature...it claims to have to worlds largest gold pan! And as you may remember, our earlier travels took us through Quesnel BC, the gold pan city, which also claimed to have the worlds largest gold pan! Well you be the judge.

Tough call!

The highlight of our drive today was crossing the border into Alaska. And really everything that followed that, like seeing signs posted in miles per hour and everything else that is awesome about America! Our last stay on the road is tonight, and we are only about 320 miles from Anchorage, in Tok, AK.

We are really liking Tok, mainly because of the place we are staying. It's nothing special, except for it is about $40 cheaper from what we have been paying (and just as nice) and it has a really good restaurant attached to it(with cheaper than we have been paying prices as well). I got my self the Alaskan burger with an Alaskan Oatmeal Stout beer, and Chelsea got lasagna with an Alaskan Amber. It was by far the best meal we have paid for on the trip and much anticipated. We are very excited about arriving in Anchorage tomorrow and finally being able to go to bed knowing that we don't have a 5 plus hour drive ahead of us in the morning.